Unit 7 Planning treatment and

closing the interview

Vocabulary from the book

Additional vocabulary

achievable
advantage
benefit
bitter taste
blackouts
bring down
clear up
complete the course
comply with
consider
cravings
dentures
disadvantage
dizziness
do-able
downside
drag on
drawback
fatigue
flush out
get by on
get rid of
get through
give it a go

be sick
bring round
calm
clinicians
GP
health visitor
midwife
mole
paramedic
pass out
pharmacy
resolve
sick note
sister
theatre nurse
vomit

give it my best shot

irritate
itching
keep to
lifestyle change
limit oneself to
low-fat diet
manageable
option
outline
persevere
pluses and minuses
pros and cons
quit
rash
realistic
reduce weight
regular exercise
side effects
sort out
washed out
wear off
willpower
withdrawal symptoms

Exercise 1a
Match the words in the two columns to make a common useful phrase from the unit.
1 withdrawal

a course

2 give it my

b exercise

3 bitter

c and cons

4 low-fat

d a go

5 reduce

e symptoms

6 regular

f diet

7 pluses

g best shot

8 pros

h change

9 lifestyle

i weight

10 give it

j and minuses

11 complete the

k effects

12 side

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Exercise 1b
Match the phrasal verbs to the denitions.
1 drag on

a remove/end

2 sort out

b reduce

3 bring down

c disappear

4 wear off

d not exceed

5 keep to

e manage to finish something difficult

6 get rid of

f continue for too long

7 get through

g gradually stop

8 clear up

h survive with the minimum of

9 get by on

i cure/deal with a problem

Exercise 2
Match the words and phrases with their synonyms.
1 craving

a achievable

2 dentures

b persist; keep going with

3 irritate

c false teeth

4 realistic

d stick to; follow

5 quit

e restrict

6 persevere

f annoy

7 comply with

g give up; stop

8 give something a go

h determination

9 willpower

i attempt; try

10 limit oneself to

j desire

Exercise 3
Put the following words into the correct column.
downside benefit plus minus dizziness fatigue drawback upside
disadvantage blackouts itching advantage

negative points

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positive points

side effects of drugs

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Exercise 4
Identify which one out of the following groups of words is the odd one out.
1

pluses and minuses

pros and cons

ups and downs

advantages and disadvantages

quit

get rid of

give up

pack in

withdrawal

downside

disadvantage

drawback

advantage

benefit

plus

option

bring down

reduce

lower

shoot up

willpower

craving

urge

desire

black out

faint

pass out

break out

outline

try

consider

think about

Exercise 5
Fill the gaps with suitable words or phrases from the unit.
1 Many people believe that drinking a glass of hot water with lemon every day helps to
the toxins from your body.
2 Changing to a new washing powder can often cause a
clothes come into contact with the body.

to develop where

3 For heavy drinkers, completely giving up alcohol requires strong

and is very
difficult. Its usually better to set a more
goal, such as cutting down on units
consumed per week.
4 When taking antibiotics, it is important to complete the

of medication.

5 Patients are more likely to

with treatment if all the possible complications
and side effects are explained fully before the treatment is started.
6 Following a

diet and taking regular exercise are two very simple ways of
your blood pressure.

7 When women are pregnant they often have

normally eat.

for foods that they wouldnt

8 Like all smoking cessation options, there are various

using nicotine patches.

and

to

If you are having difculty, here are the words or phrases for the exercise.
willpower course flush out
cravings pros rash

cons

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achievable

bringing down

low-fat

comply

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